While Christmas is upon on us, many anticipate it as a time of joy and peace. However the real hope we have in Christ is not that he will change our situation, but that he will change us. So my question is, “As you prepare for Christmas are you willing to change?” Because the real message for the celebration of the birth of Jesus is the hope we have in Him. While we prepare to celebrate Christmas let us also prepare to hope, but be willing to change. The text for this sermon is Matthew 3:1-12.